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All APEX Demo Movies Items
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Masked Reflector Designed in APEX (Demo Movie)An example showing the creation of a stylized LED lamp. Demonstration includes component creation and assembly in APEX, and the addition of an LED source using the APEX Source Manager. Results are plotted and discussed for irradiance measured at a detector... |
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APEX Introduction (Demo Movie)APEX is a new type of optical engineering program, fully integrated in the industry-standard SolidWorks 3D-modeling environment. With the full power and sophistication of SolidWorks, APEX enables the design and analysis of even the most complex optical and illumination systems with a simple,... |
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APEX Workflow Overview Example (Demo Movie)An end-to-end demonstration of the workflow commonly followed when designing and analyzing optical systems in APEX. Demonstration includes creation of a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) in APEX, defining a source, running a ray trace, and analyzing the results for the example system... |
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APEX Workflow Step 1 Detail: System Setup (Demo Movie)A detailed demonstration of the system-setup steps followed when designing and analyzing systems in APEX. Demonstration includes an overview of system-modeling approaches, part and assembly creation, and optical-property definitions for the example system... |
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APEX Workflow Step 2 Detail: Defining Sources (Demo Movie)A detailed demonstration of the source-definition steps followed when designing and analyzing systems in APEX. Demonstration includes an overview of source types available in APEX, and insertion of an LED into the example system... |
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APEX Workflow Step 3 Detail: Running Simulations (Demo Movie)A detailed demonstration of the ray-tracing steps followed when designing and analyzing systems in APEX. Demonstration includes an overview of trace types available in APEX, trace settings, and performing a ray-trace of the example system model. (Subtitle Languages: English,... |
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APEX Workflow Step 4 Detail: Performing Analyses (Demo Movie)A detailed demonstration of the analysis steps followed when designing and analyzing systems in APEX. Demonstration includes an overview of analysis types available in APEX, analysis settings, and analyses performed on the example system... |
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Binoculars Designed in APEX (Demo Movie)An example of binoculars designed in APEX. Demonstration includes basic telescope imaging system combined with a pair of prisms to make one side of a pair of binoculars, related imaging system analyses, and mirroring of the system to make a full pair of binoculars. (Subtitle Languages: English,... |
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CPC Array Designed in APEX (Demo Movie)An example of a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) array designed in APEX. Demonstration includes an overview of CPC-unit construction, visualization of traced rays, and analysis of CPC irradiance and intensity output, followed by creation of CPC array and comparative... |
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Dobsonian Telescope Designed in APEX (Demo Movie)An example of a Dobsonian telescope designed in APEX. Demonstration includes selection of individual parts and surfaces for ray tracing, assignment of optical properties including coatings, and visualization of traced rays. (Subtitle Languages: English,... |
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LED Down Lighting Designed in APEX (Demo Movie)An example of an LED lighting system designed in APEX. Demonstration includes discussion of individual optical and mechanical components and their properties and analyses of irradiance and far-field intensity over multiple ray... |